Ottawa, Oct. 14 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Canadian PM Mark Carney on Tuesday discussed strengthening bilateral ties, including trade, defence and security, artificial intelligence and people-to-people exchanges, reaffirming their commitment to conclude negotiations on a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) at the earliest opportunity.

The conversation came ahead of Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand's arrival in India on Tuesday.

According to a press release issued by the Office of the Prime Minister of Canada, the two leaders welcomed increased engagement between Canada and India over the past year and underlined the opportunity to build on the renewed momentum in bilateral relations.

The leaders reaffirmed...